Speakers Brendan O'Neill editor, spiked; blogger, Guardian Comment is Free; author, Can I Recycle My Granny and 39 Other Eco-Dilemmas
Debbie Purdy board member, Dignity in Dying; leading campaigner for right to assisted dying
Professor Raymond Tallis honorary visiting professor, department of English, University of Liverpool; former professor, geriatric medicine, University of Manchester; poet; author, The Hand: a philosophical inquiry into human being
Dr Kevin Yuill senior lecturer, history and American studies, University of Sunderland; author Richard Nixon and the Rise of Affirmative Action: the pursuit of racial equality in an era of limits.
Chair: Helen Birtwistle resources and communications manager, Institute of Ideas & Pfizer Debating Matters Competition
Produced by Helen Birtwistle resources and communications manager, Institute of Ideas & Pfizer Debating Matters Competition